Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110220616 | WELDING DEVICE WITH INTEGRAL USER INTERFACE - Welding torch assemblies including a torch body having a user interface module integrally formed therewith, a welding nozzle, and a torch lead assembly are provided. The user interface module may enable a user to control one or more parameters of a welding operation. The welding nozzle may be coupled to a first end of the torch body. The torch lead assembly may be coupled to a second end of the torch body opposite the first end and may include a weld power lead and a weld control lead. | 09-15-2011 |
20110220619 | POSITIONAL MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELDING DEVICES - Welding systems including a welding device adapted to be utilized in a welding operation to establish a welding arc and a position detection system adapted to measure a parameter indicative of a position of the welding device are provided. Such welding systems may also include a controller adapted to receive feedback from the position detection system regarding the position of the welding device in at least two axes and to selectively transition control of the welding system between a first set of operational parameters and a second set of operational parameters based on changes in the received feedback during a welding operation. | 09-15-2011 |
20110220628 | WIRE FEED MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Wire feed drive assemblies having welding wire mounted thereon and a motor that rotates a wire feed roller to drive the weld wire toward a welding torch are provided. The wire feed drive assemblies also include a temperature sensor coupled to the motor and adapted to measure a temperature of the motor. The wire feed drive assemblies further include a motor controller coupled to the temperature sensor and the motor and adapted to receive temperature feedback from the temperature sensor and to utilize the temperature feedback to regulate a speed of the motor. | 09-15-2011 |
20110220629 | WELDING WIRE FEEDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Welding wire feed systems include a wire feeder including a push motor and a welding torch assembly including a pull motor are provided. The push motor is adapted to establish a wire feed from a wire spool, and a first controller is adapted to receive a commanded speed level and to control operation of the push motor to operate at the commanded speed level. The pull motor is adapted to cooperate with the push motor to establish a desired wire feed rate from the wire spool to the welding torch assembly. A second controller is adapted to receive an operational speed level of the push motor from the first controller and to control operation of the pull motor to operate at the received operational speed of the push motor. | 09-15-2011 |
20110220630 | WELDING WIRE FEEDER WITH MULTIMOTOR STANDARD - A welding wire feeder having a multiple motor drive standard is provided. The welding wire feeder may be coupled to one of a plurality of electric motor assemblies, and a user may select the electric motor assembly to be used from a menu of electric motor assemblies on a user interface or may enter customized configuration parameters for the electric motor assembly on the user interface. The control circuitry of the welding wire feeder may then be properly configured backed upon which electric motor assembly is selected or based upon the customized configuration parameters entered. | 09-15-2011 |
20120193334 | FUME EXTRACTOR FOR WELDING APPLICATIONS - A welding system having a welding power supply coupled to a fume extractor is provided. The fume extractor may be coupled to control circuitry configured to operate the welding power supply. The control circuitry may be configured to begin, terminate or modify the operation of the fume extractor prior to the establishment of a welding arc, after the termination of the welding arc, or both. The control circuitry may be further configured to modify the operation of the fume extractor based upon a type of welding process used. | 08-02-2012 |
20140069899 | WELDING SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE USER INTERFACE MODULES - A welding system user interface module includes a front panel comprising a first input device and a first display screen. The welding system user interface module also includes circuitry comprising a memory storing machine-readable instructions, a processor for executing the machine-readable instructions, and communication circuitry configured to receive UI data from the first input device or a second input device of a remote welding system user interface module, and to broadcast synchronized data to the first display screen and a second display screen of the remote welding system user interface module. | 03-13-2014 |
20140367370 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANOMALOUS CATHODE EVENT CONTROL - A method of operating a welding system includes supplying a weld current and a weld voltage to an electrode via a plurality of pulse periods, where each pulse period of the plurality of pulse periods includes a background phase and a peak phase. The method also includes detecting the occurrence of an anomalous cathode event during the background phase of a first pulse period of the plurality of pulse periods based at least in part on when a voltage value of the weld voltage is greater than a detect voltage. The method also includes controlling the weld current to a desired current during a portion of the anomalous cathode event. The portion includes an interval of the background phase of the first pulse period, and the weld current is controlled independent of the weld voltage during the portion of the anomalous cathode event. | 12-18-2014 |
20150074190 | DIGITAL NETWORKING IN A WELDING SYSTEM - A method for handling a data packet includes a network device receiving the data packet. The method also includes the network device separating first network layer data of the data packet from message data of the data packet. The message data of the data packet includes a source address represented by less than four bytes, a destination address represented by less than four bytes, and a format identifier. The method includes determining whether the destination address of the message data matches an address of the network device or whether the message data indicates a broadcast message. The method also includes the network device processing the format identifier if the destination address of the message data matches the address of the network device or if the message data indicates the broadcast message. The method includes the network device providing the message data to the network device and/or other network devices. | 03-12-2015 |